Blog Monetization
Regular readers will remember me promising over a year ago to share some of my knowledge of making money online - well here is the beginning of the series and sorry to have kept you waiting.
If the idea of monetization from a blog offends you then please turn back now and please stop sending me hate mail telling me about it!
Today I am going to talk about an affiliate program called Google Adsense. I started off late in the game as I thought that you only get 1 cent per click - not so as I discovered after joining the program. Receiving up to 1.75 USD per click. On a good day I get about 50 USD and make enough from it to pay for all my monthly bills (hosting, telephone, electric, gas yada yada), my monthly mags and a few figures.
Google Adsense is a program which displays contextual ads on your website based on the content. For example, If you are writing a figure review, you should have ads automatically show up which are relevant (toy/figure shops etc). Ads show up also based on what Google thinks your site is about. I have a lot of Japan articles which is why a lot of Japan related ads show up. Will give you details on how to sign up for Asdense at the end of this post.
Once you signup for an Adsense account at Google, you login and create blocks of ads which are in the form of Javascript snippets that you place within your HTML. Notice how I dont have any visible borders around my ads and how the colors match my site - this is the best converting combination.
I know some site owners want to distinguish ads from content by leaving the ads in their default colors (includes border) but less people are likely to click on them. Its not a matter of tricking your users - Adsense ads are clearly labeled "Ads by Google" as you can see. If the ads blend in with your site then users can easily make decisions as to whether they want to click or not.
Ads in default colors scream out "I'm an Ad!" and the likelihood of people clicking on them drops significantly. If you still want to make it clear that Adsense is not part of your site content, then maybe you can add a heading above the ads and use colors that blend with your site but the conversion is going to be extremely low and may as well not bother. Even Google mention that borderless ads convert well within their help pages.
Now that you have decided on colors, you need to decide on placement. "Above the fold" is an internet UI expression which means "everything above the status bar at the bottom of the browser" - its the area from the top of the page until the bottom of the browser window (without scrolling down). Everything above the fold is the highest converting real estate you have - you stick more ads up there and you will earn more money.
At one point I used to have 3 blocks of Adsense above the fold - sure I was making a ton of money but the site looked awful! The single row of Adsense that you see at the top of my site is the highest converting block for me.
Now that you have decided on colors and placement, you need to consider your content - Adsense ads appear automatically and there are no settings to display the ads of your choice. If ads are relevant to your site content then people are likely to click. for example...
Take a look at the screenshot of my post on working in Japan. You can see that most of the ads are Japan related - one of the ads is even entitled "Work in Japan".
Notice how that Work in Japan page has related Japan posts in the left column. I made the post detail pages so that the Related Posts section is actually related to the page content - same for figures, Gundam posts etc too.
This is because I want a particular page to be as focused as possible on one subject. I dont want too much text about Gundam for example on that Japan post. For a Japan post for example, I try to keep the percentage of text about Japan over 70%. If I have a mix of Japan and Gundam text at a 50/50 ratio then the relevance of the ads drop.
Now that you have decided on colors and placement, you need to do a few tweaks to your HTML code to ensure that you are getting ads displayed at a high relevance.
Again taking the Work in Japan page as an example - have a look at the source code. You will see that the title of the post is in a H1 tag. Adsense places importance on the text within H1 tags. Only use this once on your pages or you may be penalized for spamming. Make sure the blog software that you are using places your titles in a H1 tag.
Are the titles of your post still looking like" www.somedomain.com/?P=13" ? when it can be looking like "www.somedomain.com/15/working+in+japan/" ? Not only does having the title in your url help to increase the importance of the post title (and therefore help display relevant ads), it also benefits your site in terms of SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The better SEO your site is, the higher the rankings are - one of the reasons why figure.fm shows up a lot when you search for figures. There should be options in the blog software that you use to enable you to control what your urls look like.
When you create blocks of ads, you can designate channels. A channel is a mean for you to identify which blocks of ads are effective. For example, you want to see whether its worth putting ads within the text of your posts - you think that it will earn more money but also think it may annoy your readers. By using channels, you can see whether people click on that ad - if they dont then remove it.
Sometimes, Adsense cant figure out what your site is about and may display a public service ad (donate to red cross etc) and sometimes may just show up blank leaving a nasty gap in your page. You can over come this by installing piece of Javascript that Google gives you - its hidden in the options which allow you to designate what to show when Adsense cant serve you ads.
From time to time, you will see ads appear on your site that you dont particularly want displayed - you can block these domains within your Adsense control panel.
Here are some tips on running a site but dont necessarily affect Adsense (but are important).
- For those thinking of starting a blog, starting off with something niche is good. For me that means Otaku and Japan. If you are starting off and try to cover everything under the sun then it may be difficult for you to gain substantial readership.
- Volume of traffic = more revenue. Plain and simple equation. Bloggers who want to keep their site small scale with a small group of regular readers is fine but should not expect to make money from blogging.
- Being active in communities and commenting on other peoples blogs will help generate traffic to your site.
- The more content that you write, the more it will be picked up by search engines and if your pages are properly SEO'ed then you should expect more and more traffic.
- Working with others. Working with other site owners will benefit both parties and in this case I mean sharing traffic. I know some bloggers are not keen on sharing traffic as they think that they will be loosing readers - thats not what the internet is about. The readers choose what they want to read - not the blogger.
Bloggers who are afraid of loosing readers are probably not confident about the quality of their content. Channeling readers to other sites rarely means that they will loose readers. If regular readers like your content then they will come back.
Working with other bloggers has made a huge contribution to the current readership of this site.
Being able to make money from affiliates is not a myth - your passion for your niche category and your focus will enable you to reach your destination like it has helped me.
The most I have ever made through all my affiliate programs is just over 1000 USD per day last December - my next goal is to keep it a steady 1000 by Q4 of this year - nearly there ^^.
Just like me, one of my ex colleagues at Amazon left to start his own company because he had the financial backing from income through his affiliate sites. The ironic thing is that I got him started on affiliating and taught him a lot of the tricks of the trade. He is built like a brick - never gets sick and never sleeps and has been able to build much more affiliate sites than me - resulting in much much more money than I earn! He is also much more focused than me as he does not have scantly clad figures on his desk to distract him ^^;
Seriously, its good to share info with entrepreneurs like him - sharing our methods means that we both benefit.
Google Adsense is actually the lowest generating form of income for me - I make much more money through Amazon associates and other programs such as DTI, Affiliate 2.0, Rakuten Affiliate etc etc - I will be talking about some of these in the future but in the meantime do check out Adsense below.
For those who have not done so before can read my affiliate story.
If you have any affiliate questions - post away and I will be more than happy to help.
So what are you waiting for? Signup for Adsense below.
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アートディレクター
quick question: it works if _anyone_ clicks on it? even ourselves?
アートディレクター
quick question: it works if _anyone_ clicks on it? even ourselves?
アートディレクター
quick question: it works if _anyone_ clicks on it? even ourselves?
アートディレクター
quick question: it works if _anyone_ clicks on it? even ourselves?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
konstrain,
Google ask that you do not click on your own ads - not only will that *not* make you money but Google have measures in place to detect fraud.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
konstrain,
Google ask that you do not click on your own ads - not only will that *not* make you money but Google have measures in place to detect fraud.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
konstrain,
Google ask that you do not click on your own ads - not only will that *not* make you money but Google have measures in place to detect fraud.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
konstrain,
Google ask that you do not click on your own ads - not only will that *not* make you money but Google have measures in place to detect fraud.
Student
Google's no fun if you can't find loop holes..
Student
Google's no fun if you can't find loop holes..
Student
Google's no fun if you can't find loop holes..
Student
Google's no fun if you can't find loop holes..
Sales Engineer
http://ericreplied.com
This is all nice and good, but are there rules (or at least verbage) that prevent you from advertising the ads?
That is: "Click these ads!" or "Visit my sponsors!"
Sales Engineer
http://ericreplied.com
This is all nice and good, but are there rules (or at least verbage) that prevent you from advertising the ads?
That is: "Click these ads!" or "Visit my sponsors!"
Sales Engineer
http://ericreplied.com
This is all nice and good, but are there rules (or at least verbage) that prevent you from advertising the ads?
That is: "Click these ads!" or "Visit my sponsors!"
Sales Engineer
http://ericreplied.com
This is all nice and good, but are there rules (or at least verbage) that prevent you from advertising the ads?
That is: "Click these ads!" or "Visit my sponsors!"
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
hands are getting itchy... *scratches..
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
hands are getting itchy... *scratches..
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
hands are getting itchy... *scratches..
free lance otaku, full time Protector of Peace.
hands are getting itchy... *scratches..
Everything
http://www.happysoda.com
I might give Adsense another go. I took them off last week because in the month I had them up, I only made 8USD. I'll try a different placement and go borderless and see.
Everything
http://www.happysoda.com
I might give Adsense another go. I took them off last week because in the month I had them up, I only made 8USD. I'll try a different placement and go borderless and see.
Everything
http://www.happysoda.com
I might give Adsense another go. I took them off last week because in the month I had them up, I only made 8USD. I'll try a different placement and go borderless and see.
Everything
http://www.happysoda.com
I might give Adsense another go. I took them off last week because in the month I had them up, I only made 8USD. I'll try a different placement and go borderless and see.
ColdFusion Developer
http://www.moemoerabu.net
Having ads wouldn't be such a bad thing and it does make me wonder how much I would make. But I just don't like seeing ads on any sites, lol. Perhaps I might consider it in the future.
ColdFusion Developer
http://www.moemoerabu.net
Having ads wouldn't be such a bad thing and it does make me wonder how much I would make. But I just don't like seeing ads on any sites, lol. Perhaps I might consider it in the future.
ColdFusion Developer
http://www.moemoerabu.net
Having ads wouldn't be such a bad thing and it does make me wonder how much I would make. But I just don't like seeing ads on any sites, lol. Perhaps I might consider it in the future.
ColdFusion Developer
http://www.moemoerabu.net
Having ads wouldn't be such a bad thing and it does make me wonder how much I would make. But I just don't like seeing ads on any sites, lol. Perhaps I might consider it in the future.
webmistress/ ceo
http://www.kidnemo.com
mine is a retail site, so its a bit bias ^^
webmistress/ ceo
http://www.kidnemo.com
mine is a retail site, so its a bit bias ^^
webmistress/ ceo
http://www.kidnemo.com
mine is a retail site, so its a bit bias ^^
webmistress/ ceo
http://www.kidnemo.com
mine is a retail site, so its a bit bias ^^
IT monkey/consultant
Danny, I want to sincerely thank you for talking about this here.
Although I do know about the AdSense stuff you talked about here, the fact that you've openly talked about you openly talk about your revenue streams has encouraged me to embark on some projects of my own, and improve some that I'm working on with others. The only hard part is that it takes some time to build--they're a wee bit more ambitious than blogs, so it's not quite as simple to start out on ^^;
When you're writing more, I'd also be interested to read about your traffic/load statistics versus your hosting choices and requirements. I'm definitely a "hands on the hardware" sort of guy, but having to weigh co-lo and outsourced hosting options means that I definitely find such stories riveting.
IT monkey/consultant
Danny, I want to sincerely thank you for talking about this here.
Although I do know about the AdSense stuff you talked about here, the fact that you've openly talked about you openly talk about your revenue streams has encouraged me to embark on some projects of my own, and improve some that I'm working on with others. The only hard part is that it takes some time to build--they're a wee bit more ambitious than blogs, so it's not quite as simple to start out on ^^;
When you're writing more, I'd also be interested to read about your traffic/load statistics versus your hosting choices and requirements. I'm definitely a "hands on the hardware" sort of guy, but having to weigh co-lo and outsourced hosting options means that I definitely find such stories riveting.
IT monkey/consultant
Danny, I want to sincerely thank you for talking about this here.
Although I do know about the AdSense stuff you talked about here, the fact that you've openly talked about you openly talk about your revenue streams has encouraged me to embark on some projects of my own, and improve some that I'm working on with others. The only hard part is that it takes some time to build--they're a wee bit more ambitious than blogs, so it's not quite as simple to start out on ^^;
When you're writing more, I'd also be interested to read about your traffic/load statistics versus your hosting choices and requirements. I'm definitely a "hands on the hardware" sort of guy, but having to weigh co-lo and outsourced hosting options means that I definitely find such stories riveting.
IT monkey/consultant
Danny, I want to sincerely thank you for talking about this here.
Although I do know about the AdSense stuff you talked about here, the fact that you've openly talked about you openly talk about your revenue streams has encouraged me to embark on some projects of my own, and improve some that I'm working on with others. The only hard part is that it takes some time to build--they're a wee bit more ambitious than blogs, so it's not quite as simple to start out on ^^;
When you're writing more, I'd also be interested to read about your traffic/load statistics versus your hosting choices and requirements. I'm definitely a "hands on the hardware" sort of guy, but having to weigh co-lo and outsourced hosting options means that I definitely find such stories riveting.
Geek Liaison
http://www.thegeekreview.com
Thanks for the tips Danny. I see what you are saying about the borderless ads blending in better.
What I really need to do come up with a better layout for my blog. Right now it is just kind of bland. So it is time to start messing around with CCS and PHP again, and see what I can do with my complete lack of UI skills and mess up color sense.
Geek Liaison
http://www.thegeekreview.com
Thanks for the tips Danny. I see what you are saying about the borderless ads blending in better.
What I really need to do come up with a better layout for my blog. Right now it is just kind of bland. So it is time to start messing around with CCS and PHP again, and see what I can do with my complete lack of UI skills and mess up color sense.
Geek Liaison
http://www.thegeekreview.com
Thanks for the tips Danny. I see what you are saying about the borderless ads blending in better.
What I really need to do come up with a better layout for my blog. Right now it is just kind of bland. So it is time to start messing around with CCS and PHP again, and see what I can do with my complete lack of UI skills and mess up color sense.
Geek Liaison
http://www.thegeekreview.com
Thanks for the tips Danny. I see what you are saying about the borderless ads blending in better.
What I really need to do come up with a better layout for my blog. Right now it is just kind of bland. So it is time to start messing around with CCS and PHP again, and see what I can do with my complete lack of UI skills and mess up color sense.
CEO... of the world
Ouch, the hate mail. BENOAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
*Hugs monitor, which represents Danny and the rest of the sympathetic world*
CEO... of the world
Ouch, the hate mail. BENOAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
*Hugs monitor, which represents Danny and the rest of the sympathetic world*
CEO... of the world
Ouch, the hate mail. BENOAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
*Hugs monitor, which represents Danny and the rest of the sympathetic world*
CEO... of the world
Ouch, the hate mail. BENOAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!
*Hugs monitor, which represents Danny and the rest of the sympathetic world*
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net
Interesting post; I've been thinking of getting Google AdSense on my blog too, but I've been wondering if Wordpress would allow that, seeing as I've only been using a free account.
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net
Interesting post; I've been thinking of getting Google AdSense on my blog too, but I've been wondering if Wordpress would allow that, seeing as I've only been using a free account.
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net
Interesting post; I've been thinking of getting Google AdSense on my blog too, but I've been wondering if Wordpress would allow that, seeing as I've only been using a free account.
Student
http://zeroblade.dasaku.net
Interesting post; I've been thinking of getting Google AdSense on my blog too, but I've been wondering if Wordpress would allow that, seeing as I've only been using a free account.
Lowlife
http://www.mistakesofyouth.com
I used to have Google ads on my site, but ditched them because they made little money. Maybe now that I'm getting more traffic, I'll put them back up.
Lowlife
http://www.mistakesofyouth.com
I used to have Google ads on my site, but ditched them because they made little money. Maybe now that I'm getting more traffic, I'll put them back up.
Lowlife
http://www.mistakesofyouth.com
I used to have Google ads on my site, but ditched them because they made little money. Maybe now that I'm getting more traffic, I'll put them back up.
Lowlife
http://www.mistakesofyouth.com
I used to have Google ads on my site, but ditched them because they made little money. Maybe now that I'm getting more traffic, I'll put them back up.
Policy & Research Officer
http://www.alafista.com/
thats a really useful post for me since I'm in the midst of designing my new blog and moving onto my own host.
I used to hate ads therefore I didn't add anythin on my blog. But I think I'm considering it now.
Which server host would you recommend?
Policy & Research Officer
http://www.alafista.com/
thats a really useful post for me since I'm in the midst of designing my new blog and moving onto my own host.
I used to hate ads therefore I didn't add anythin on my blog. But I think I'm considering it now.
Which server host would you recommend?
Policy & Research Officer
http://www.alafista.com/
thats a really useful post for me since I'm in the midst of designing my new blog and moving onto my own host.
I used to hate ads therefore I didn't add anythin on my blog. But I think I'm considering it now.
Which server host would you recommend?
Policy & Research Officer
http://www.alafista.com/
thats a really useful post for me since I'm in the midst of designing my new blog and moving onto my own host.
I used to hate ads therefore I didn't add anythin on my blog. But I think I'm considering it now.
Which server host would you recommend?
NinjaPriestJazzDoctorPilotRobotZombieLuv
http://www.mechascientific.com
Great stuff Danny! Here's a few more tips regarding HTML tweaking:
H1 tags are great way to start a page, but structuring sub headings with H2,H3,H4 etc also make Google love your site more. In the metadata you should be using a unique title for every page! Description and keywords play a big role too. Your metadata keywords should correspond to the content of your page. Don't use too many keywords either. From what I understand google checks to see if your metadata-keywords actually are found in the text of your page to decide how relevant your content is. There are whole articles out there about how to use keywords.
Danny, I'd love to see a guide on using the other affiliate programs you linked to for English blogs. Would those programs be useful for blogs (like mine) where most of the readers are not in Japan?
NinjaPriestJazzDoctorPilotRobotZombieLuv
http://www.mechascientific.com
Great stuff Danny! Here's a few more tips regarding HTML tweaking:
H1 tags are great way to start a page, but structuring sub headings with H2,H3,H4 etc also make Google love your site more. In the metadata you should be using a unique title for every page! Description and keywords play a big role too. Your metadata keywords should correspond to the content of your page. Don't use too many keywords either. From what I understand google checks to see if your metadata-keywords actually are found in the text of your page to decide how relevant your content is. There are whole articles out there about how to use keywords.
Danny, I'd love to see a guide on using the other affiliate programs you linked to for English blogs. Would those programs be useful for blogs (like mine) where most of the readers are not in Japan?
NinjaPriestJazzDoctorPilotRobotZombieLuv
http://www.mechascientific.com
Great stuff Danny! Here's a few more tips regarding HTML tweaking:
H1 tags are great way to start a page, but structuring sub headings with H2,H3,H4 etc also make Google love your site more. In the metadata you should be using a unique title for every page! Description and keywords play a big role too. Your metadata keywords should correspond to the content of your page. Don't use too many keywords either. From what I understand google checks to see if your metadata-keywords actually are found in the text of your page to decide how relevant your content is. There are whole articles out there about how to use keywords.
Danny, I'd love to see a guide on using the other affiliate programs you linked to for English blogs. Would those programs be useful for blogs (like mine) where most of the readers are not in Japan?
NinjaPriestJazzDoctorPilotRobotZombieLuv
http://www.mechascientific.com
Great stuff Danny! Here's a few more tips regarding HTML tweaking:
H1 tags are great way to start a page, but structuring sub headings with H2,H3,H4 etc also make Google love your site more. In the metadata you should be using a unique title for every page! Description and keywords play a big role too. Your metadata keywords should correspond to the content of your page. Don't use too many keywords either. From what I understand google checks to see if your metadata-keywords actually are found in the text of your page to decide how relevant your content is. There are whole articles out there about how to use keywords.
Danny, I'd love to see a guide on using the other affiliate programs you linked to for English blogs. Would those programs be useful for blogs (like mine) where most of the readers are not in Japan?
Designer & Animator
http://ariaanime.wordpress.com
Hi Danny that was an interesting read but I dun think adsense can be used on blogs without their own hosts like mine being on wordpress.com
Should I get my own site?
Any good host to recommed?
I did put some play-asia affilate links on my blog there but the results were a bit disappointing.
What about trackbacks / links to other blogs/sites does that help generate site traffic to the site?
Designer & Animator
http://ariaanime.wordpress.com
Hi Danny that was an interesting read but I dun think adsense can be used on blogs without their own hosts like mine being on wordpress.com
Should I get my own site?
Any good host to recommed?
I did put some play-asia affilate links on my blog there but the results were a bit disappointing.
What about trackbacks / links to other blogs/sites does that help generate site traffic to the site?
Designer & Animator
http://ariaanime.wordpress.com
Hi Danny that was an interesting read but I dun think adsense can be used on blogs without their own hosts like mine being on wordpress.com
Should I get my own site?
Any good host to recommed?
I did put some play-asia affilate links on my blog there but the results were a bit disappointing.
What about trackbacks / links to other blogs/sites does that help generate site traffic to the site?
Designer & Animator
http://ariaanime.wordpress.com
Hi Danny that was an interesting read but I dun think adsense can be used on blogs without their own hosts like mine being on wordpress.com
Should I get my own site?
Any good host to recommed?
I did put some play-asia affilate links on my blog there but the results were a bit disappointing.
What about trackbacks / links to other blogs/sites does that help generate site traffic to the site?
Webdesigner/Webpublisher/Salary Man
http://niiconn.net
Very nice post. Never knew there's this high possibility to make so much money. Well, I never was a fan of Ads on my site/blog. But I'll give it a try. Thanks Danny.
Webdesigner/Webpublisher/Salary Man
http://niiconn.net
Very nice post. Never knew there's this high possibility to make so much money. Well, I never was a fan of Ads on my site/blog. But I'll give it a try. Thanks Danny.
Webdesigner/Webpublisher/Salary Man
http://niiconn.net
Very nice post. Never knew there's this high possibility to make so much money. Well, I never was a fan of Ads on my site/blog. But I'll give it a try. Thanks Danny.
Webdesigner/Webpublisher/Salary Man
http://niiconn.net
Very nice post. Never knew there's this high possibility to make so much money. Well, I never was a fan of Ads on my site/blog. But I'll give it a try. Thanks Danny.
Web Host technician
http://jerunillez.com
Hi danny..the other Ad links you mentioned like amazon requires payment..do you have other site which are for free same like google adsense? and by the way how can I maximise my SEO to put me to the ranks...hope you can help..Thanks so much..
Everytime I visit this site, it just keeps getting better and better everyday!
More power!
Web Host technician
http://jerunillez.com
Hi danny..the other Ad links you mentioned like amazon requires payment..do you have other site which are for free same like google adsense? and by the way how can I maximise my SEO to put me to the ranks...hope you can help..Thanks so much..
Everytime I visit this site, it just keeps getting better and better everyday!
More power!
Web Host technician
http://jerunillez.com
Hi danny..the other Ad links you mentioned like amazon requires payment..do you have other site which are for free same like google adsense? and by the way how can I maximise my SEO to put me to the ranks...hope you can help..Thanks so much..
Everytime I visit this site, it just keeps getting better and better everyday!
More power!
Web Host technician
http://jerunillez.com
Hi danny..the other Ad links you mentioned like amazon requires payment..do you have other site which are for free same like google adsense? and by the way how can I maximise my SEO to put me to the ranks...hope you can help..Thanks so much..
Everytime I visit this site, it just keeps getting better and better everyday!
More power!
contract killer
http://scags1.blogspot.com
Hi Danny, This is a little OT, but is there a way of contacting you via email? I don't see your addy anywhere on this site. thx
contract killer
http://scags1.blogspot.com
Hi Danny, This is a little OT, but is there a way of contacting you via email? I don't see your addy anywhere on this site. thx
contract killer
http://scags1.blogspot.com
Hi Danny, This is a little OT, but is there a way of contacting you via email? I don't see your addy anywhere on this site. thx
contract killer
http://scags1.blogspot.com
Hi Danny, This is a little OT, but is there a way of contacting you via email? I don't see your addy anywhere on this site. thx
wanderer
Thxs for this it's pretty cool to learn more about this kind of stuff. Being a complete dork when it comes to computer stuff like this, you make it pretty easy to comprehend. Thx again for what you do here!
wanderer
Thxs for this it's pretty cool to learn more about this kind of stuff. Being a complete dork when it comes to computer stuff like this, you make it pretty easy to comprehend. Thx again for what you do here!
wanderer
Thxs for this it's pretty cool to learn more about this kind of stuff. Being a complete dork when it comes to computer stuff like this, you make it pretty easy to comprehend. Thx again for what you do here!
wanderer
Thxs for this it's pretty cool to learn more about this kind of stuff. Being a complete dork when it comes to computer stuff like this, you make it pretty easy to comprehend. Thx again for what you do here!
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
http://www.imagineboris.com
very nice Danny, I actually just finished incorporating ads into my client's web site. I found a problem with them is that the size choices are not that good and color choices are soso as well, but I can live with that HAHAH because making few bucks like this is great. My friend actually launched a new site that he wants to become a community and make money from its based on bikers, but in a funny way by naming it Cycleposers now he just launched it a few weeks ago, but he is already making money from it. I was wondering if you can do same write up on Amazon Product Display (whatever its called), I'm curies about using that one as well.
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
http://www.imagineboris.com
very nice Danny, I actually just finished incorporating ads into my client's web site. I found a problem with them is that the size choices are not that good and color choices are soso as well, but I can live with that HAHAH because making few bucks like this is great. My friend actually launched a new site that he wants to become a community and make money from its based on bikers, but in a funny way by naming it Cycleposers now he just launched it a few weeks ago, but he is already making money from it. I was wondering if you can do same write up on Amazon Product Display (whatever its called), I'm curies about using that one as well.
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
http://www.imagineboris.com
very nice Danny, I actually just finished incorporating ads into my client's web site. I found a problem with them is that the size choices are not that good and color choices are soso as well, but I can live with that HAHAH because making few bucks like this is great. My friend actually launched a new site that he wants to become a community and make money from its based on bikers, but in a funny way by naming it Cycleposers now he just launched it a few weeks ago, but he is already making money from it. I was wondering if you can do same write up on Amazon Product Display (whatever its called), I'm curies about using that one as well.
Visual Communications and Web 2.0
http://www.imagineboris.com
very nice Danny, I actually just finished incorporating ads into my client's web site. I found a problem with them is that the size choices are not that good and color choices are soso as well, but I can live with that HAHAH because making few bucks like this is great. My friend actually launched a new site that he wants to become a community and make money from its based on bikers, but in a funny way by naming it Cycleposers now he just launched it a few weeks ago, but he is already making money from it. I was wondering if you can do same write up on Amazon Product Display (whatever its called), I'm curies about using that one as well.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
Thanks for filling us in on monetization. I need to read this post a little bit more thoroughly, playing catch-up after being sick. I'm really eager to give this a try.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
Thanks for filling us in on monetization. I need to read this post a little bit more thoroughly, playing catch-up after being sick. I'm really eager to give this a try.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
Thanks for filling us in on monetization. I need to read this post a little bit more thoroughly, playing catch-up after being sick. I'm really eager to give this a try.
Troubleshooter, Universal Exports
http://funkyblueame.tumblr.com/
Thanks for filling us in on monetization. I need to read this post a little bit more thoroughly, playing catch-up after being sick. I'm really eager to give this a try.
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Boris,
More on amazon later.
Sydistic,
Click on the "about" link at the top of the page.
Jeruz,
Dont know of any other programs as good as Adsense. Re SEO - more on that in a later post.
Akiraman,
Cross linking with other sites helps a lot.
Not sure about hosting - I use ev1servers.net - they are OK - nothing special.
Ninjascience,
Amazon associates covers other regions too so you will may find my guide helpful - soon.
Alafista,
I noticed you had a radical change of layout.
I have dedicated machines costing me 430 USD per month. Are you thinking of getting your own server or just rental space?
Wildarms,
No reason why you shouldn't ^^
Mac,
Will talk about hosting in another post. Not happy with my current host though.
Eric,
I dont know of any rules re wording...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Boris,
More on amazon later.
Sydistic,
Click on the "about" link at the top of the page.
Jeruz,
Dont know of any other programs as good as Adsense. Re SEO - more on that in a later post.
Akiraman,
Cross linking with other sites helps a lot.
Not sure about hosting - I use ev1servers.net - they are OK - nothing special.
Ninjascience,
Amazon associates covers other regions too so you will may find my guide helpful - soon.
Alafista,
I noticed you had a radical change of layout.
I have dedicated machines costing me 430 USD per month. Are you thinking of getting your own server or just rental space?
Wildarms,
No reason why you shouldn't ^^
Mac,
Will talk about hosting in another post. Not happy with my current host though.
Eric,
I dont know of any rules re wording...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Boris,
More on amazon later.
Sydistic,
Click on the "about" link at the top of the page.
Jeruz,
Dont know of any other programs as good as Adsense. Re SEO - more on that in a later post.
Akiraman,
Cross linking with other sites helps a lot.
Not sure about hosting - I use ev1servers.net - they are OK - nothing special.
Ninjascience,
Amazon associates covers other regions too so you will may find my guide helpful - soon.
Alafista,
I noticed you had a radical change of layout.
I have dedicated machines costing me 430 USD per month. Are you thinking of getting your own server or just rental space?
Wildarms,
No reason why you shouldn't ^^
Mac,
Will talk about hosting in another post. Not happy with my current host though.
Eric,
I dont know of any rules re wording...
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
Boris,
More on amazon later.
Sydistic,
Click on the "about" link at the top of the page.
Jeruz,
Dont know of any other programs as good as Adsense. Re SEO - more on that in a later post.
Akiraman,
Cross linking with other sites helps a lot.
Not sure about hosting - I use ev1servers.net - they are OK - nothing special.
Ninjascience,
Amazon associates covers other regions too so you will may find my guide helpful - soon.
Alafista,
I noticed you had a radical change of layout.
I have dedicated machines costing me 430 USD per month. Are you thinking of getting your own server or just rental space?
Wildarms,
No reason why you shouldn't ^^
Mac,
Will talk about hosting in another post. Not happy with my current host though.
Eric,
I dont know of any rules re wording...
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
http://www.jamaikitoanimedia.com
I'am thinking now in doing something like this site in my country this is not a very use idea here in Panama...
But want to learn more now.
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
http://www.jamaikitoanimedia.com
I'am thinking now in doing something like this site in my country this is not a very use idea here in Panama...
But want to learn more now.
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
http://www.jamaikitoanimedia.com
I'am thinking now in doing something like this site in my country this is not a very use idea here in Panama...
But want to learn more now.
Graphic Designer, Sistems ING
http://www.jamaikitoanimedia.com
I'am thinking now in doing something like this site in my country this is not a very use idea here in Panama...
But want to learn more now.
Information technology
http://www.cyberdelics80.blogspot.com/
Umm, I use "free donation" by PayPal and recently I add Adsense into my blog..Let'see what happens...€€€
Information technology
http://www.cyberdelics80.blogspot.com/
Umm, I use "free donation" by PayPal and recently I add Adsense into my blog..Let'see what happens...€€€
Information technology
http://www.cyberdelics80.blogspot.com/
Umm, I use "free donation" by PayPal and recently I add Adsense into my blog..Let'see what happens...€€€
Information technology
http://www.cyberdelics80.blogspot.com/
Umm, I use "free donation" by PayPal and recently I add Adsense into my blog..Let'see what happens...€€€
Japanese Student
http://japanqna.wordpress.com
I started my own blog after reading this post. Thanks a lot, Danny!
(I just wish I knew how to tweak my site, there's so much more I need to learn.)
Student, Programmer
It's the first time I comment in your site, great post
Finally I understand how does Adsense work :-D
CSU student/accountant
http://rantingsofadiehardharuhiist.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the advice Danny, I just started using this yesterday when I created a small blog on blogger for a school project, its more of a professional blog for work and related stuff nothing exactly fun. I plan on starting another blog about computers, games, ext and will add it to the site. Maybe this will help ease the pain of the high gas prices over here in California, over 4 dollars a gallon, I hear its twice as high in Europe though.
Watcher
Good post, but I would like to know more about how you built up your traffic and how you decided on your niche.
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
thanks danny. this is one of your posts about blogging i read when i started my blog. it was very useful for a newbie like me. ^^
Is this income taxable in the US? I'm a bit worried about filling the right forms.
Data Operator
Making big money huh?
大学生徒
http://ichinichijuu.blogspot.com/
$50 a day is kind of insane for something you do for leisure more or less, and also for just blogging. Didn't you already do an article on blog monetization last year? I distinctly remember reading one from you because I wouldn't have a Google Adsense account that I don't use otherwise. ^^;
銀河帝国五〇一軍团 TK/TD 8316 M.E.P.D. Police Sergeant
http://gordonator.com/
this is that same article u read from last year.
software developer
http://japanesegirlidol.blogspot.com
adsense is a good start.
But you need more contents and topics to success...
Undergrad
It's really nice that you're not trying to hide the fact that you're making money (LOADSA) from your site, and on top of that are willing to provide figures and methods to obtain the same. My impression of you has leveled up!
(Yes, the expression is corny and I hate it, but it works in anime)
Student
http://paradise.honest-lies.com
This sound interesting, I've been confused by advense for a long time but it makes sense now ^_^ I think the key with things like that is that you're only going to make money from them if you get alot of visitors, visitors who care for you're site. Thus, I could never use something like it!
http://pseudospace.blogspot.com/
Thanks for this very interesting piece of information Danny. I used to hate advertisements on most free web sites. I never thought I would be applying for an AdSense account after hearing your success story. Now waiting for them to review my site... ^^;
By the way, is it okay to encourage visitors to click on the ads?
CEO MIrai Inc
http://www.dannychoo.com/profile/eng/
no - never do that. Users would click if they find anything interesting.
http://pseudospace.blogspot.com/
Ah I see... thanks Danny. I just read this on the AdSense Program Policies which I missed eariler.
GAR writer
http://www.japanator.com
robbing banks is easier.
Anime Store Owner, artist, Web master
http://www.chucksanimeshrine.com
$50 a day on adsense alone is simply amazing! I only get a few bucks as of now but of course the best solution to that is more traffic (plus better ad positioning for higher CTR). Thanks Danny for posting this.
JR. College Student
http://npc.talkingincircles.net/
I don't think I'll ever want to put ads on my blog, but nice guide.
http://www.americajin.com/
Can I ask your advice?
What blog software would you suggest to a newbie who wants to start a blog (and monetize it)?
Thanks
Fresh Diploma Grad... enlisted.. Cpl soon I hope...
http://splifearts.com
They ban me... ... thanks to some joker... I'm marked forever... sad...
by they i mean google... anything else i can do?
general contractor- remodeling
http://www.curiousjapan.blogspot.com
Thanks for the insight, Danny. This is very informative. Please keep it coming.
http://www.allotaku.com/
I have a blog and it gets a pretty decent amount of views per day. But the biggest concern is people don't comment after they read...